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- Title
WhatsApp-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder During the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Feasibility Trial.
- Authors
Esentürk, Oğuz K.; Yarımkaya, Erkan
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and potential efficacy of a WhatsApp-based physical activity for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Fourteen parents and their children with ASD participated in the study. The intervention included parents conducting physical activities with their children with ASD for 4 weeks. Physical activity contents were provided to parents via the WhatsApp group. The data were collected through the Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire and a feasibility questionnaire adapted from previous studies examining the feasibility of web-based physical activities. Parents reported that WhatsApp-based physical activities were a feasible intervention to increase the physical activity level of their children with ASD and stated that the contents of the physical activity shared in the WhatsApp group were useful. The findings provided preliminary evidence for the use of WhatsApp-based physical activities to increase the physical activity level of children with ASD who stay at home due to the pandemic.
- Subjects
TURKEY; PILOT projects; MOTHERS; PARENT attitudes; EVALUATION of human services programs; SOCIAL media; FATHERS; PHYSICAL activity; T-test (Statistics); AUTISM in children; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DATA analysis software; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2021, Vol 38, Issue 4, p569
- ISSN
0736-5829
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/apaq.2020-0109